Max Telecom

Max Telecom
joint stock company
Industry mobile telecommunications
Founded 2005
Headquarters Sofia, Bulgaria
Key people
 Peter Covell, CEO
Daniel Kupsin, Chairmen of board
Products Internet services
Website www.maxtelecom.bg

Max Telecom is a mobile telecommunications company and internet service provider (ISP) in Bulgaria. It was launched in October 2007 by Krasimir Stoychev, the founder of Bulgaria's first GSM operator MobilTel (in 1994) as Max Telecom.[1] Max Telecom has license for operating the telecommunication services through a network of "point-to-multipoint" with national coverage, the service is also known as WiMAX. This type of network allows the building of high-speed and reliable connection. Also it gives opportunity to offer a wide range of fixed and mobile services, including Internet access, virtual private networks (VPN), voice services, video services and IPTV. The company is the first to launch commercial LTE network in Bulgaria. In May the company rebranded with new logo and began promoting itself simply as "Max".

The company was begun in 2005 after a WiMAX licence was secured. The company is thus Bulgaria's fourth mobile and first 4G network. As of September 2008, coverage included most of the country's larger cities. Telephone numbers in the network begin with the code 0999.

In March 2014 the company announced that it has switched to LTE due to economic reasons and that it will be ready to launch its LTE Summer 2014 for the customers. In the conference it was also mentioned for the first time that Netflix will be available in Bulgaria again Summer the same year. This however, was never confirmed by any official from Netflix, but official page was created on 17 March 2014, confirming that the company plans to start its service soon. No specific date given. (Citation needed, will be providing it soon)

On May 21, 2014 in official press-conference Max Telexom unveiled brand new logo, and changed its name, dropping the Telecom and leaving the simple Max. It also announced the launch of the first LTE network in Bulgaria. Currently only 6 cities are covered, Sofia, Stara Zagora, Sliven, Bansko, Ruse and Pleven. The plan offered is 4G 4U, which gives customers up to 30 GB a month at full speed (where available) for very low price, paid once. The promotion ends on 30 June. The 30GB will be available to 30 September, when all current SIMs will be deactivated and new plans will be offered. Probably they will offer VoLTE by then.

Coverage

As of May 2014 WiMAX network has full coverage in the following cities: Sofia, Plovdiv, Pazardjik, Burgas, Varna, Sliven, Blagoevgrad, Veliko Turnovo, Asenovgrad, Dupnica, Pernik, Sandanski, Kyustendil, Petrich, Bankia, Nesebur, Kostinbrod, in the resorts Bansko, Pamporovo, Golden Sands, Sunny beach and the villigers near Sofia – Vladaya, Bistrica, Dragalevci and Boyana.

City WiMax LTE
Ahtopol Yes No
Asenovgrad Yes No
Bankia Yes Yes
Bansko Yes Yes
Bistritsa Yes No
Boyana Yes No
Botevgrad Yes No
Blagoevgrad Yes No
Burgas Yes Yes
Chernomorets Yes No
Chirpan Yes No
Dobrich Yes No
Dimitrovgrad Yes No
Dupnica Yes No
Dragalevci Yes No
Draganovtsi Yes No
Golden Sands Yes No
Haskovo Yes No
Kardjali Yes No
Kyustendil Yes No
Kostinbrod Yes No
Kozloduy Yes No
Lovech Yes No
Lozenets Yes No
Obzor Yes No
Nesebar Yes No
Nova Zagora Yes No
Pamporovo Yes No
Pazardjik Yes No
Petrich Yes No
Pernik Yes No
Pleven Yes Yes
Plovdiv Yes Yes
Pomorie Yes No
Primorsko Yes No
Razgrad Yes No
Russe Yes Yes
Samokov Yes No
Sandanski Yes No
Sevlievo Yes No
Sofia Yes Yes
Shumen Yes No
Silistra Yes No
Sliven Yes Yes
Stara Zagora Yes Yes
Sunny Beach Yes No
Svilengrad Yes No
Targovishte Yes No
Varna Yes Yes
Veliko Turnovo Yes No
Velingrad Yes No
Vidin Yes No
Vladaya Yes No
Vratsa Yes No
Yambol Yes No

References

  1. ↑ Information from official site